Douluo: AFK to Become a God

"Ha~!"

After some effort, the problem was resolved, and Chu Chengzhou finally let out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Chu Chengzhou couldn't help but feel fortunate that the Dragon Beard Needle had struck his backside. If it had hit somewhere more sensitive, like his little brother, his life would have been over.

Although Xiao Wu didn't do it on purpose, why would a young girl be playing with such dangerous things? She definitely needed to be taught a lesson!

Pulling up his pants with a dark face, Chu Chengzhou walked out of the bathroom.

...

"Brother, are you okay? Does it still hurt?"

As soon as Chu Chengzhou walked out of the bathroom, Xiao Wu immediately approached with concern.

Seeing Xiao Wu's teary eyes, Chu Chengzhou's anger was quickly extinguished by half.

After all, this was a mishap, and it was his fault for bumping into her. He couldn't blame Xiao Wu entirely.

"Brother, I didn't mean it. Please forgive me~"

Xiao Wu walked up to him, hugging his arm with a slightly crying tone.

"Hmph~, I won't let you off so easily today..."

Just then, a knock on the door interrupted, and the voice of a hotel staff member came from outside: "Excuse me, respected guest, may I disturb you?"

Chu Chengzhou froze for a moment, then quickly realized that his earlier scream had probably attracted the attention of the hotel staff.

"What's the matter?"

"Respected guest, we heard your scream earlier. Is there anything we can help you with?"

Chu Chengzhou's painful scream had been loud enough to make the hotel manager worry that something serious had happened in the room. So, they sent someone to check.

"It's nothing, I was just playing around. You won't hear that kind of sound again!"

Chu Chengzhou quickly reassured them, making sure there was no need for further concern.

"Respected guest, if you need any help, please feel free to come to the front desk."

The staff member didn't ask any more questions and left after offering assistance.

After sending the staff away, Chu Chengzhou turned to Xiao Wu.

"Brother, you said we were just playing around, so don't be mad, okay?"

Seeing Chu Chengzhou's dangerous look, Xiao Wu shivered and quickly said with a pitiful tone.

"Hmph~, come here!"

Chu Chengzhou coldly snorted and headed toward the bedroom.

"Oh~"

Xiao Wu weakly responded and followed him inside.

Soon, loud slapping sounds could be heard from the room.

Don't misunderstand, Chu Chengzhou wasn't doing anything inappropriate; he was just giving Xiao Wu a lesson with a few slaps on her backside.

After all, she was still young. If she were four or five years older, Chu Chengzhou would have done something more severe.

...

The next morning, the two of them packed up and left the Rose Hotel, heading toward the Shrek Academy outside the city.

Exiting the south gate of Soto City, they followed the road south, surrounded by vast farmland.

However, apart from the fields, there was no sign of any building resembling a Soul Master Academy.

"Little Chu, is Shrek Academy really around here?"

Xiao Wu asked with some doubt.

"What did you call me?"

Chu Chengzhou raised an eyebrow.

After the "lesson" the previous night, Xiao Wu had been calling him "Brother" sweetly, but now she was calling him "Little Chu"?

"Ah~! Brother, I was just trying to be more familiar, you know? You call me Xiao Wu, and I call you Little Chu. Doesn't it sound nice?"

Xiao Wu blinked and explained.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chengzhou rolled his eyes and said, "There's only one road out of the south gate. Just follow it."

Chu Chengzhou had already confirmed the location of Shrek Academy. The reason they couldn't see any buildings resembling a Soul Master Academy was that Shrek Academy was "hidden" within a normal village.

"By the way, you should prepare yourself. I heard Shrek Academy is pretty run-down."

Chu Chengzhou gave Xiao Wu a heads-up.

Whether in the original story or the anime, Shrek Academy was known for being extremely shabby. It might be called a Soul Master Academy, but it was more like an ordinary village, and not even that.

"Run-down? Is it worse than Notting Academy?"

Xiao Wu blinked, feeling uneasy.

Notting Academy was a basic Soul Master Academy in a remote town. Surely Shrek Academy couldn't be worse than that, right?

"Well... yeah. The academy is a bit shabby, but as long as the teachers are strong enough to help me get a soul ring, I'm fine."

Chu Chengzhou laughed awkwardly.

To be honest, Shrek Academy had the worst teaching environment among the Soul Master Academies on the continent.

But there was no denying that Shrek Academy had some strength.

Even though it couldn't compare to the top-tier academies like the Tiandou Royal Academy or the Five Elements Academy, with the strength of people like Flender and Zhao Wuji, it could still rank as a low-tier, high-level academy.

After all, one of the requirements for opening a high-level Soul Master Academy on the continent was having at least one Soul Saint level teacher.

Tiandou Royal Academy had three Soul Douluos on the faculty, and Five Elements Academy had at least one.

As for other high-level Soul Master Academies in the Tiandou Empire, they might not have an eight-ring Soul Douluo, but they definitely had a seven-ring Soul Saint.

But it was worth mentioning that Shrek Academy had a food system Soul Saint, Shao Xin.

Before Oscar, who had innate full soul power, there had never been a food system Soul Douluo in history. The highest-level food system Soul Master on the continent was only an eight-ring Soul Douluo.

If you bundled up Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Shao Xin, Shao Xin, being a Soul Saint in the food system, was worth more than both Flender and Zhao Wuji combined!

"Little Chu, you're so sly! No wonder you wanted to come to Shrek Academy so early."

Xiao Wu suddenly realized. She had been wondering why Chu Chengzhou didn't wait until she graduated from Notting Academy to come to Shrek Academy, but now she understood.

He was planning to freeload a third soul ring!

"Sly? Xiao Wu, are you trying to say something? Isn't it the teacher's job to help students hunt soul beasts?"

Chu Chengzhou patted Xiao Wu's head, feeling a little displeased.

If the academy couldn't help students hunt soul beasts, what was the point of being a Soul Master Academy?

You think I have so many gold soul coins to waste on tuition?

Well, to be honest, Chu Chengzhou hadn't planned to pay for tuition at all.

With his talent and Xiao Wu's even better talent, if they didn't get a special free scholarship, would Flender even dare to charge them?

Chu Chengzhou: "That's right, I'm a freeloader!"